Red
Lessona
By La Prevostura, Alto Piemonte, Piemonte, Italy
The estate's Lessona, from the highest vines of the La Prevostura vineyard on south-facing sandy soils, aged 22 months in wood and 11 in bottle.
Tasting notes
Medium ruby red, with notes of dried cranberries, licorice and rose petals. Elegant and accessible, easy to drink young and able to age for many years.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Lessona DOC
- Grape
- Nebbiolo 95%, Vespolina 5%
- Production area
- Lessona, northern Piedmont
- Soil
- 35% ancient marine sands, 40% silt, 25% clay
- Exposure
- South
- Vineyard planting
- Highest rows of the La Prevostura vineyard, 390 m above sea level
- Vinification
- Hand-harvested in small crates. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks with 30 days of maceration, malolactic fermentation in wood. Aged 22 months in barriques and tonneaux, then 11 months in bottle.